Getting ancy!

OK, I am officially starting to count the days, hours, minutes - until my beta test! 8:30 Friday morning seems SO far away! I want to know now!! I will not however test myself before then! I refuse. It made me even more of a mess last time. I don't even have a pregnancy test in my house right now! If I did , I would throw it just to not be tempted! I am now convinced that they are evil! I think that if I do - no WHEN I do get a positive blood test then maybe I'll take one for fun just to see two lines since I have never seen those before.

In other news, my nephew is SO gorgeous! He has been a real distraction through these last weeks! I will try to get some pics up later! I got to hold him for a few hours yesterday! He was sleeping the whole time! I just can't wait until it is our own bundle of joy in my arms! Or who knows maybe bundles???

In side effects news, I feel really good today, which is worrying me now!! Aghh I can't wait until Friday! I know it is too early to "feel" anything, but it still drives me crazy!!!!

4 frozen embryos!!

Wow, my transfer went great! They transferred two beautiful embryos!! One was AAA and the other was BBA (apparently there is no difference in pregnancy rates among these types). They also told me that they were going to freeze three! But the next day we got a call from my RE and said that they were going to freeze another one also!! I was so happy - things have been so different this time around. Our last IVF was filled with bad news, after more bad news. I really hope that this is a sign that we will get a BFP!

I have been taking it easy this week. I am exhausted a lot of the time, not to mention sore from the PIO shots. I have also noticed that I feel sick to my stomach a lot of the time (kind of like indigestion) I contribute this all to the progesterone and other drugs, since I am sure it is WAY too early to be feeling anything else!

But the worst side effect from the drugs had got to be the horrible breakouts I have experienced in this last week! I am talking 10 times worse than middle school acne (and I would know, because I had it bad!) I feel like I have been invaded!! My face, neck, shoulders, chest, and even behind my ears! Ughh! I will welcome these ugly things as soon as I get my BFP! But for now I shall complain!

Progestone in Oil

Oh Progesterone shots, how I loathe thee! I should stop right here and say that I am lucky to be taking the "Progesterone in Ethel Oleate" shots which I have heard from many sources is much less painful!

So I will whine just a little bit!!! I really do feel like someone has kicked me in my rear (well upper rear area)! I am so sore!!


The shots themselves are fine, which I was very surprised about!! I just numb the heck out of that area!!!

And now I must cut my post short because my nephew was just born!!!!!!!!!! I get to go see him!!!!

Embryo Transfer set for Wednesday

Hi all,
I have been relaxing on my couch all weekend! The Egg Retrieval went great! We got 12 eggs (I thought the number would be higher since I had the "Super Ovary". But I am excited with that number! Some of the follicles apparently didn't want to give up their eggs - and some were just too small.)

I got a call on Saturday morning from the lab - 11 fertilized (a great number!!!) the other egg was abnormal.

This morning I got another call: All 11 are still hanging in there!!! 2 are in the "good range" and 9 are in the "good to excellent range"!!!! So we are moving on to a 5 day transfer and letting them grow to the blastocyst stage! We are so excited that our embryos are reacting so well!! It is like night and day from last time!!!!

They will most likely implant the 2 best embryos and freeze all of the rest that make it to "blast". Oh I hope we get some snowbabies too!!!!!

Blog Updates

Hi All!

I have updated my blog list into categories since I follow so many blogs:

TTC / adoption girls (I'm in this group with you!!)
pregnant girls
and life after TTC girls

I really hope to move you all along!! I can't wait to be there myself!

Good Luck to everyone!!!

p.s. I tried really hard to make sure everyone is in the right category - if I have made a mistake - please let me know.

My email is:
diannekelleyb@hotmail.com

Ouch Lupron!

Well our Egg Retrieval is set for tomorrow at 9:00 am. I took my Lupron trigger shots - and ouch they stung!!!

I am SO ready to do this Egg Retrieval. I really feel like this will be it for us!!!!

Unfortunately I start the Progesterone in Oil shots tomorrow night! I am pretty scared! That needle keeps looking longer everytime I look at it!!

I'll keep you posted!

Egg Retrieval is close!

It looks like my Egg Retrieval has gotten pushed back to Friday- which works out best for work, but I wish I could get it over with!! My follies are looking good! I have "good growth patterns" The funny thing is I am now all the way down to 125 of Follistim - this is SO different from my last cycle!! I feel like my follies are coasting!!!

In other news I went to a Bunco Party (it is a dice game - where people get together every month) on Friday night with my Friend Mandy. It was a lot of fun!! I think I might want to start my own group!

So that is all right now - just waiting for my trigger!!!

Projected Egg Retrieval - next Wednesday

So I am officially less than a week away from the Egg Retrieval. My doc says either next Wednesday or Thursday!

My follies are looking good - I still have 30 but she doesn't think all of them will produce eggs to be retrieved (no worries, there is a lot there to choose from!) Right now the majority of them are measuring at 12mm (and I have been complemented on good grouping!)

I can definitely feel them now. Things are starting to get very crowded! I also am getting very tired. So I am looking forward to triggering!

My belly and arms are covered in hematomas - pretty ugly to look at!!

But no complaints!!! I am getting excited!! (Finally)

Did you say 30 follicles?

Um, wow little "Lefty" (that's what I call my remaining ovary) you have been an overachiever this cycle! My doc counted between 29 and 31 follicles that all looked pretty serious.

What does this mean? Well I might hyper-stimulate so I will go in everyday now. And I might trigger with Lupon instead of the Ovadril. Also I might have to start taking the Ganarelix sooner than expected. Also my least favorite prospect - I might have to take Progesterone in Oil - which I have heard is not pleasant at all!! But it might be better than dealing with the cream. We'll just have to wait and see what my body does.

My doctor is amazed at how different this cycle has been. Last time I was on 450 units of Follistim (Which is the most that they will give to someone) - Now I might go lower than 250!

Good Job Lefty!!!!!

Also on my post yesterday I got a lot of responses about the shirt I was wearing - OLD NAVY!!! I Love that store!

Thanks! and Sorry! and New Clothes!

First of all thanks for all of your support! I can't tell you how much it means to me!!!!!

Second - I am so sorry that I was whining yesterday about feeling numb for IVF #2 when I have 21 great looking follies! Part of me is still scarred because of my last cycle but I have nothing to complain about... at least yet! I realized that here I am saying I am in a blah mood when so many of you out there would kill for a number like this. So I am very grateful for how things are going so far!

Also, I went shopping yesterday and actually spent money on clothes not IF stuff! It felt so good!!!

21 follies!

Hi everyone!
I had my day 4 stim check. I have about 21 follicles (all about 6 - 9 mm), which is really great compared to last time during day 4. My body actually seems to be cooperating this time!! They bumped the follistim back a little so I don't hyper-stimulate. I have a feeling I will go in everyday, so they can monitor me closely, which is fine.

Other than that I have been pretty lazy. I actually took a nap on Sunday which I never do! This process just takes a lot out of you. I am getting excited, but it's like there is a cap to it. So much of me has this attitude of "been there done that". I'm not anxious like last time; but I also feel a little numb to it as well. I think when I trigger I will get excited, maybe my brain is protecting me from getting my hopes too high.

blah...and look at my craftiness!

Nothing new to report. I have been trying to catch up on everyone else's blogs. So many girlies have become pregnant through IVF. I just really want this to be our time! I am in a blah mood as you can tell by the title!! I am just counting the days until our Egg Retrieval.

In family news: My SIL is due on June 23rd. I will have a nephew!! I made her these initials with some star hooks to match her nursery. It was alot of fun!! We are waiting for you Reginald James Price!! (Reginald is my FIL's and my husband's middle name!) They are going to call him Reggie.

Pre-evaluation Done!

Well I had my IVF pre-eval done this morning. Everything looks great! No Cysts! I had 14 baseline follicles (not bad for only one ovary!!!).

I also had my blood work done. My veins are already acting up! The nurse had to poke me twice - something to look forward to later I guess!!

I will start the injections on Saturday. I am gearing myself up to do this all again. It is such a weird feeling going through a second IVF. I am excited but also a little numb. I know how physically and emotionally challenging it all is. I just can't wait for the good part, a BFP with lots of good blastocysts to freeze. I am focusing on this.